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IVILLIAM I-I. CLARK, OF ALBION, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-FOURTI-I TO THE LOVELLMANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA,

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

{SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,400, datedSeptember 2, 1890.

Application iled .Tune 1l, 1889. Renewod March 8, 1890. Serial No.343,178'.' (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.: a', the reading-line of the indicatormechan- Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. CLARK, a ism, and a2 the keysprojecting outward from citizen of the United States,'residing at Altheupright portion ot' the case. bien, in the county of Erie and State ofPenn- In Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 the upright portion Sylvania, haveinvented certain new and use- A of the case is removed, showing theinternal 5 5 ful Improvements in Cash Indicators and mechanism of themachine, in which'B B are Registers; and I do hereby declare the folthesides of the machine-frame, and B' the lowing to be a full, clear, andexact descriprear plate thereof. tion -of the invention, such as willenable oth- On the rear plate B' are mounted vertiio ers skilled in theart to whichit appertains to cally-sliding rack-bars C C' C2 C3, havingfeet` 6o make and use the same, reference being had c c' c2 c3 thereon,each of which rests upon nine to the accompanying drawings, and to theof the key-lever a2. letters and iigu'res of reference marked there- Cnthe rack-bars C C C2 are racks d for on, forming part of thisspecification. operating the registering mechanism, racks Myinventionconsistsin the improvements d' for operating the indicator-wheels, and65 in cash indicators and registers hereinafter racks (Z2 for operatingthe type-wheels, While set forth and explained,and illustrated in thethe rack-bar C3 has only two of the racks d accompanying drawings, inwhichm and cl2 thereon for operating indicator and Figure l is aperspective view of my im type wheels, as hereinafter described. v zoproved cash indicator and register. Fig. 2 is Across the lower part ofthe upright por- 7o a view in elevation of the right-hand side of tion Bof the frame adjacent to the racks d the same, the case being removedtherefrom. is secured a rod E, upon which is mounted Fig. 3 is a view inelevation of the left-hand registering-wheel mechanism E', the spur'side of the same. Fig. 4. is a view of the front wheels e of whichengage with and are operofthe same, partially in elevation and paratedby the racks d on the rack-bars C, C', 75 tiallyin section, onthelinexin Fig. 2. Fig.5 and C2. This registering-wheel mechanism is asectional view of the same on the line y g/ being in all respects thesame in construction in Fig. ,looking in the direction ot' the arrow.and operation as that shown and described Like letters refer to likeparts in all the in my pending application,Serial No.309,830,

3o igures. iiled May 6, l889,a detailed description herein '8o Theprincipal objects of my improvements is deemed unnecessary. are tocombine in a cash-register the follow- Across the central portion of theupright ing features, viz: means for indicating each part B of the frameand in front of the racks amount deposited in the cash-drawer; means d'are mounted short shafts having ,spurfor registering the same and alsofor adding gearsFand indicator-wheels F,F', F', and F2. 85 each depositto the aggregate of those preced- In the rear of the spur-gear shafts Fthe ing it, so that at all times the aggregate rack-bars C, C', C2, andC3 are provided with amount in the drawer can be ascertained byprojections f, extending outward therefrom, the inspection of theregistering mechanism 5 to the faces of which the racks d' are secured,

4o also, means for indicating the salesman or deso as to intermesh withthe spur-gear shafts 9o partment making a sale and printing a regis- Fand be operated thereby by the raising and ter of the same, togetherwith the amount of lowering of the rack-bars C, C', C2, and C3 in suchsale, and at the same time printing, cutthe same manneras that shown anddescribed ting off, and delivering outside of the case a in myapplication, Serial No... 272,083, filed ticket indicating the salesmanor department April 27, 1888. Henceadetailed description 95 and theamount of the sale for the purchaser. herein is deemed unnecessary.

In the construction of my invention shown, To supports C. on the backplate B' of the A is the upright portion of the case,A' the frame and infront of the racks d2 on they base thereof, and A2 the cash-drawer; a.,the rack-barsC, C', C2, and C2, I secure a rod G',

5o opening forthe exit of the purchasers ticket; upon which I looselymount type-wheels H, 10c

H', H2, and H2, having spur-gears h secured thereto, which intermeshwith the racks (Z2 and are operated thereby. rlhe type-wheels H H' H2are each provided with two series of type-numerals, from l to O,inclusive, and on the other type-wheels H3 two series of nine letterseach extend'around the periphery of this wheel, leaving two blankspacesone on each side-on which there are no type, these two spacesbeing equivalent to and occupying the position of O on the othertype-wheels. The series of letters and numerals on the halves of thesewheels operating to print on the front side thereof, as hereinafterdescribed, being placed upside down on the wheels, while the otherseries operating to print on the back side are arranged as type usuallyare.

On the outside of each of the upright portions B of the frame areinclined levers I I, centrally pivoted to the frame at t' t, the lowerends of these levers meeting and the upper ends thereof partially'covering slotted openings .I J in the side frames B B.

In bearings t in the upper ends of the levers I I are lnounted shafts Kon the same horizontal plane as the rod G' of the typewheels H, H', H2,and H3, one of these shafts K being on each side of said type-wheels andhaving secured thereon impression-rollers K' and K2, adapted to contactwith said typewheels, as hereinafter set forth.

In the side frames B B is also mounted a ribbon spool shaft L in therear of the back plate B' and below the horizontal plane of thetype-Wheel shaft G', and in front of the back plate B' and below thetype-wheels is mounted another ribbon-spool shaft L.

Above the type-wheels ribbon-supporting spool-shafts l Z' are alsomounted in the side frames B B, so that an inking-ribbon M, extendingfrom the ribbon-spool on the shaft L up over the supporting-spools Z l'and down on the other side of the type-wheels to the ribbon-spool on theshaft L', supports the ribbon M adjacent to the type on each side ofsaid type-wheels.

In the rear of the back plate B', and above and below the horizontalplane of the shaft G of the type-wheels, I mount ribbon-spool shafts NN', these spools carrying a ribbon of paper N2 between theimpression-roller K and the inking-ribbon M, so that when theimpression-roller K' is brought forward against the type-wheels theywill print thereon.

In front of the ribboircarrying shaft Z and above the impression-rollerK2, I mount in the side frames B B another ribbon-spool shaft O,v andbeneath the impressionroller K2 and a little in front thereof I mount aroller O', adapted to contact with the under side of theimpression-roller K2 when at rest in its' normal position, so that aribbon of paper O2, extending from the ribbon-spool O, will passdownward between the rear side of the impression-roller K2 and theinking-ribbon M and outward between the rollers K2 and O.

On the outsides of the side frames B B are mounted vertically-slidingbars VP and P', these bars extending downward through the base A' intothe drawer A2, by means whereof they are actuated, as hereinafterdescribed.

The bar P at the right-hand side of the machine is provided at its upperend with a rackbar p, adapted to engage with and actuate an intermediatespur-gear m, which intermeshes with a loose ratchet spur-gear m' on theouter end of the shaft O3 of the roller O', adjacent to a ratchet-wheelm2, secured to said shaft, the spur-gear m' connecting therewith bymeans of a spring-dog n. The ratchet-wheel m2 is also operated with aspring dog n', attached to the frame B, which operates to prevent thebackward movement of the shaft O2, so that at each downward movement ofthe sliding bar'P it operates to turn the roller 0 and theimpression-roller K2, so as to draw the paper ribbon O2 forward, as andfor the purpose hereinafter set forth.

On the right-hand ends of the shafts L and N are spur-gears 0 and o,connected with each other by means of a small intermediate spur-gear o2,and on the rear side of the sliding bar P is a spring-actuated dog p',which engages with the the teeth of the gear-wheel o as the bar Pismoved downward and turns the said wheel and the wheel o( geared theretofor a short distance, these wheels being prevented from a backwardmovement by means of a spring-actuated dog p2, attached to the frame Band engaging with the teeth of the Wheel o. In this manner theinking-ribbon M and paper ribbon N2 are moved forward a short distanceafter each impression. There is also pivoted to the front sides ofthesliding bars P P' pivotal wedges Q, adapted to beV carried downwardbetween the lower ends of the levers I I on each side of the machine bythe downward movement of the sliding bars P and P', by means whereof the`lower ends of the levers I I arc moved apart,

and their upper ends carrying the impression-rollers K' and K2 towardeach other, so as to press the inking-ribbon M and the paper ribbons N2and O2 against the rear and front sides of the type-wheels H H' H2 H3and print thereon, and as soon as the wedges Q have passed below thelower ends of the levers I I the levers I I and the impressionrollers K'and K2 mounted therein are re'- turned to their normal positions bymeans of the curved retracting-springs q q engaging with the upper endsof the levers I I, and as the sliding bars P and P move back up to theirnormal position the points of the wedges Q are thrown back by contactwith the lower ends of the levers I I, so as to pass up withoutaffecting them. Pivoted to the rear of the side kframes B B are alsohorizontal levers R, which pass through vertically-elongated slots R inthe upper ends of the vertical le` vers P and P' and extend beyond thefront edges of the side frames B B. These levers have secured to theirfront ends a cuttingblade R2,which reaches across the frontof the TOOIIO

machine-frame. The levers R are also provided with retractin g-sprin gsr, adapted to return the levers R and the blade R2 to their normalposition, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. As the sliding bars P andP are moved downward, the wedges Q first operate to bring theimpression-rollers K and K2 against the type-wheels, and the wedgeshaving passed the lower ends of the levers I I the impression-rollers Kand K2instantlyreturn to their normal positions, and the rackbar p onthe sliding bar P then engages with the spur-wheel m, which operates tocarry the paper ribbon O2 forward the proper distance, and at the sametime the spring-dog p ron the sliding bar P engages with the spur-piniono and moves the inking-ribbon -M and also the registering-ribbon M2forward the proper distance. The upper portion of the slots R thenengages with the knife-bars R R and moves the blades R2 down past theouter edge ofthe slot R2 and severs the part desired from the end of thepaper ribbon O2, which then falls down.

The downward movement of the sliding bars P and P is accomplished bymeans of the hooks S on the lower ends thereof engaging with the lugs S(see Figs. 4 and 5) on each side of the drawer, which lugs engage withthe hooks S as the drawer is being nearly closed, when they remain soengaged until the drawer is again opened, when the lugs S beingwithdrawn from the hooks S thereby the bars P and P are instantlyreturned to their normal positions, as shown in Figs. 2, 8, 4, v5, and6, by the operation of retracting-springs P2 and P2.

On the sliding bar P is also a lug T, which engages with a horizontalsliding bar T. (See Fig. 4.) This sliding bar T is provided withdownwardly-projecting stud-pins t, which engage withoutwardly-projecting stud-pins t in the dogs t2. so that when the barPis in its normal position, as shown in Fig. 4, the lug T thereonoperates to force the sliding bar T to the left, so as to disengage thedogs t2 from the racks, on the rack-bars C, C', and C2 and retain themin that position until the sliding bar P is moved downward, when theretracting-springs T3 operate to move the sliding bar T to the rightsufficiently to permit the dogs t2 to engage with the racks on therack-bars C, C', and C2, where they remain until the sliding bar P isagain raised toits normal position.

To the left-hand side frame B, near the lower part thereof, is alsopivoted a short vertically-sliding bar U, to the lower part ot' which ispivoted a vertical bar U', this bar U extending downward through a slotin the base A into the drawer A2, where it is adapted to engage with aninclined luga on the bottom of the drawer, so as to raise the slidingbarU as the drawer is being opened, but returning back to its normalposition, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, as soon as the lug uhas passed fromunder the end ofthe pivoted leverU, the retraeting-spring U2 operatingtherefor, the le. ver U, however, swinging back so as to pass over thelug u when the drawer A2 is being closed without raising the sliding barU.

-is vprovided with stud-pins c, which engage with stud-pins c on thepivotal dogs V', so that when the sliding bar U is down in its normalposition, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the dogs V engage with racks on therackbars C, C', C2, and C2, the retracting spring; T2 operating toreturn the bar V to its normal position.4

At the rear side of the sliding bar U is also a stud-pin l, whichengages witha horizontal arm 2, pivoted to the lower end of Ithebellhammer lever 3 as the sliding barUis moved upward, so as to forcethe lower end of the lever outward and bring the hammer 4 into contactwith the alarm-bell 5 and ring an alarm. In this manner every time thedrawer A2 is opened it actuates the bell-hammer le-v ver 3, through thesliding bar U, to ring an alarm.

The key -levers a2 in this machine are mounted upon a rod 6,extendingaeross the lower part of the side frames B B, and extend backunder the feet c c 02.63 of the rack-bars C C C2 C3. Nine key-levers areunder each of said feet and actuate them in the same manner as is shownand described in my application, Serial No. 309,830, tiled May 6, 1889;hence a further description thereof is deemed unnecessary in this case',except as to the device for locking the rack-bar feet whenl they areraised the proper distance to preventtheir jumping oft of thekey-levers. In Fig. 5 I show mechanism for this purpose, it consist--ing in a row of dogs 7, hanging vertically from the rod 8, extendingacross the machine in the rear of the rack-bar `feet C, c', c2, and c3,one of these dogs 7 hanging over each of the key-y levers a2 on the rearside near the lower edge of the rack-bar feet. I secure a small rib 9,and on the upper edges of the rear portions vl0 of each key-lever a2, Imake a raised projection ll, adapted when the key-lever a2 is depressedto contact with the rear side of the swinging dog 7, corresponding toand suspended over such key-lever, and force the lower end of such dogforward against the rear of the rack-bar foot being raised by theoperation of such key-lever until it comes into contact with the rib 9on the rear thereof and stops it at the proper point. Adj ust-`ing-screws l2 are also inserted in a cross-bar 13 over the rear ends 10of the rack-bars, by means whereof the movement 'of each bar isregulated.

It will be observed that the iirst bank of nine keys at the right-handside of the machine are marked from l to 9 cents, inclusive; the secondfrom 10 to 90 cents; the third; from $1 to $9; and the fourthwithletters IOO from B to J, inclusive, the keys marked with dollars andcents operating the registers, indicator, and type wheels, while thekeys marked with letters only operate indicator and type-wheels. Theseletters may designate certain persons making the sales or the departmentof the store in which'the sale is made or the character of the thingsold. In place of letters any arbitrary characters may be used, or wordsmay be used in .place of single letters. Vhere persons or departmentsare to be designated, letters may as Well be used as any otherdesignation; but in many lines of business where it may be desirable todesignate the thin g sold words or abbreviations of words may bedesirable. For example, at bars yor restaurants it may be desirable touse such words as Meal, Luneh, Cigars, Drinks, &c., or the abbreviationsot' such words. Vhere this is done, the keys will be marked with suchWords or abbreviations.

The operation of the key-levers and registering and indicating mechanismin this machine is substantially the same in all respects as that shownand described in my applications heretofore filed and now pending forimprovements in cash registers and indicaltors, the printing mechanismhereinbefore described being substantially added thereto and operatedtherewith.

Having thus described my invention and its operation, so as to enableothers to make and use the same, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a machine for the purposes mentioned, the combination,substantially as set forth, of two sets of keys o1' operating-levers,one of which represents numerals and the other certain` designations forcertain persons, things, or department-s, and printingtypes operated bysaid keys or levers, which will print the numerals an d designationsrepresented by said keys, whereby the amount of any sale and thedesignation of the person, thing, or department connected with said saleis adapted to be printed by the operation of said keys.

2. In a machine for the purposes mentioned, the combination,substantially as set forth, of two sets of keys or operating-levers, oneof which represents numerals and the other certain designations forcertain persons, things, or departments, printing-types operated by saidkeys or levers, which will print the numerals and the designationsrepresented by said keys or levers, and papermoving mechanism whichsupplies paper to and removes it from said type, whereby the amount ofany sale and the designation of the person, thing, or departmentconnected with said sale may be printed upon the paper moved by saidpaper-moving mechanism.

3. In a machine for the purposes mentioned, the combination,substantially as set forth, of two sets of keys or operating-levers,

one of which represents numerals and the other certain designations forcertain persons, things, or departments, indicators actuated by theseveral keys or levers which will indicate the numerals and designationsrepresented by said keys or levers, and printingtypes operated by saidkeys or levers, which will print the. numerals and designationsrepresented by said levers when the same are actuated, whereby theamount of any sale and the designation of t-he person, thing, ordepartment connected with said sale may be both indicated and printed bythe operation of said keys.

4. In a machine for the purposes mentioned, the combination,substantially as set forth, of two sets of keys or operating-levers, oneof which represents numerals and the other certain designations forcertain persons, things, or departments, indicators operated by theseveral keys or levers which will indicate the numerals and designationsrepresented by said keys or levers, computing` registering mechanismoperated by said keys or levers which will compute and register theaggregate of a series of indications effected by said keys or levers,and printing-types operated by said keys or levers which will print thenumerals and designations represented by said keys or levers when thesame are actuated, whereby the amount of any sale and the designation ofthe person, thing, or department connected with said sale will beindicated by said indicators and printed by said types, and the amountof said sale will be added to the aggregate amounts of the precedingsales..

5. In a machine for the purposes mentioned, the combination, with keysor actuating-levers and type-wheels operated thereby, having thecharacter or characters represented by said keys or levers duplicated indiametrical position thereon, of two sets of paper-moving rolls, one oneach side of said type-Wheels, and gearing for impressing the papercarried by said rolls upon said type-wheels from opposite directionssimultaneously, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination,in a cash indicator and register, of type-wheels,some of which have type-numerals thereon and others of which havetypedetters, words, or characters thereon, with key-levers marked withnumerals and adapted to actuate said numeraled typewheels, andkey-levers marked with letters,

words, or characters and adapted to actuate said lettered type-wheels,whereby a card or register may be printed indicating the amount of agiven sale, and also designating the salesman or department making thesale or the article sold, ysubstantially as and for the purpose setforth.

7. The combination, in a cash indicator and register, of type-wheelsadapted to print numerals, with type-wheels adapted to print letters,words, or characters, whereby a card or register may be printedindicating the amount IOO of a given sale, and also designating thesales# man or department making the same or the article sold, andkey-levers for operating said lettered and numeraled type-wheels,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination, in a cash indicator and register, of register,indicator, and type wheels actuated by rack-bars and key-levers, withimpression, inking-ribbon, and paper-carrying rollers adjacent to thetype-wheels, and levers adapted to engage with lugs on the cash-drawerand operate said rollers by the closing of said cash-drawer,substantially as and for theV purpose set forth.

9. The combination,in a cash indicator and register, of type-wheelsadapted to bc actu ated by key-levers and rack-bars, impressionrollersmounted in movable bearings on each side of said type-wheels, andvertically-sliding bars adapted to engage with lugs on the cash-drawerand bring said impression-rollers into contact with the type-wheels whenthe drawer is being closed, substantially asand for the purpose setforth.

10. The combination, in a cash indicator and register, of key-levers,and indicator, register, and type wheels actuated by said keylevers,inclined levers I I and I I, and impression-rollers K and K2, journaledin the upper ends of said levers, with the vertically-moving bars P andP', having thereon pivoted wedges Q, adapted to engage with the lowerends of said inclined levers, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

11. The combination, in a cash indicator and register, of key-levers,and indicator, register, and type wheels actuated thereby, impressionand ribbon-carrying rollers adjacent to said type-wheels, land aribbon-cutting blade adapted to sever the ribbon after it is printed,with levers R R, adapted to carry said cutting blade, and verticallymoving bars P P', adapted to en gage the levers R R and ribbon-movingrollers, with a vertically-mow' able bar P, having a rack p, adapted toengage with a gear-wheel m, 'for rotating a roller O and drawing out apaper ribbon O2, and a pivoted dog p on said sliding bar P, adapted toengage with a gear-wheel o and rotate the ribbon-spools L and N,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.`

13. The combination, in a cash indicator and register, of a rib 9 on therear side of the rack-bar feet, and vertically-swinging pawls 7, pivotedat the rear of such rack-bar feet, with projections 11 on the key-leversd2 1n the rear of said swinging pawls, adapted to enagage andforce saidpawls forward, so as to engage with the rib 9 on the rack-bar feet whenthe keys are operated, substantially as and for the purpose 'set forth.

14. The combination, in a cash indicator and register, ot' avertically-sliding bar U, having a lever U hinged thereto and extendingdown into the cash-drawer A2, and a lug u on the drawer adapted toengage said lever, so as to raise said sliding bar U'when the drawer isbeing opened,with the bell-hammer 3 and its hingedl catch 2 and thesliding bar V and dogs V', substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM I-I. CLARK. Vitnesses:

J No. K. HALLocK, WM. P. HAYES.

